NGC 4474 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 12h 29m 53.5s [1] |
Declination | 14° 04′ 07″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.005374/1611 km/s [1] |
Distance | 51,481,920 ly [2] |
Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.5 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 pec [1] |
Size | ~36,055.6 ly (estimated) [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.11 x 1.12 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 41241, UGC 7634, VCC 1242 [1] |
NGC 4474 is an edge-on lenticular galaxy located about 50 million light-years away [3] in the constellation Coma Berenices. [4] NGC 4474 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784. [5] It is a member of the Virgo Cluster. [6]